In our blog of December 17, 2013 we reported that the EEOC continues to implement its Strategic Plan for FY 2012-2016 and began implementing its Strategic Enforcement Plan (“SEP”). See:
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Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
You Cannot Discriminate Against A Pregnant Employee Because Of “Outdated Myths Or Stereotypes Or Couched In The Language Of Safety And Health”
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The EEOC just announced two settlements of cases involving pregnancy discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act…
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Company Weight Policy Not To Hire Pregnant Women — EEOC Sues And Settles For $45,000
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Last December we reported on case from Michigan where a federal judge refused to grant summary judgment to a weight watcher’s group in an EEOC pregnancy discrimination lawsuit based upon…
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New Jersey Employers Now Have to Accommodate Pregnant Employees
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Today’s post comes to us courtesy of Jordan Kaplan, an associate in our Roseland office:
On January 21, 2014, Governor Christie signed S2995 into law, an amendment to the…
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Do Employers Have an Obligation to Accommodate Pregnant, Non-Disabled Employees Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act?
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That appears to be the $64,000 question. Most employers and some courts believe that the answer is no. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”) simply requires that pregnant employees not be…
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OB-GYN Fires Pregnant Employee While She Is In Labor: New Complaint
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As we have learned through experience, and have attempted to communicate through this blog, many employers really need to be trained in basic discrimination law and best practices to avoid…
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New Breast Feeding Accommodation Ruling – Is It Another “Great Texas Lactation Case?”
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On June 3d we wrote our final post about the contentious “Great Texas Lactation Case” – where a Texas federal judge held that a woman who claimed to…
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Fired By Doctors For Not Disclosing Her Pregnancy
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Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. A medical service provider is accused of violating the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Sound familiar?
In a new lawsuit the EEOC has accused…
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Australia Pregnancy Discrimination Laws To Be Broadened To Require Transfer To “Safe Jobs”
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As with the US’s Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Australian Fair Work Act makes it illegal to discriminate against a pregnant employee. The Fair Work Act goes further – it provides …
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New EEOC Suit Reminds Employers Not To Make Pregnancy-Related Inquiries
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An EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”) lawsuit was just filed against a North Carolina restaurant on behalf of a job applicant who was refused hiring because she was six months…
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